I believe that’s true, as licensing issues have caused the delisting of a variety of games over the years, including those aforementioned EA Sports titles, but it still confuses me. Removing a game like Forza Motorsport 7 when the sequel’s release date is still TBD seems like shooting yourself in the foot.Īccording to Turn 10 themselves, the reason why Forza games go through the “End of Life” process is because of licensing issues, confirming the issue with a fan on Twitter: “Forza games have to go unlisted after several years because the third party licenses that we use to feature real-world cars, tracks and other elements will begin to expire.” Forza Horizon 3 was the last game in the Forza series to be delisted, which took place last year, but Forza Horizon 4 had already been out for two years at that point, meaning that a significant portion of the player base would have moved across to the newer game. Forza Motorsport 7 has only been available for four years, but is being removed without a suitable replacement to fill that vacuum. Anyone who owns the game will still be able to play without restrictions after the delisting date on September 15th.ĭelisting is a pretty common thing for a lot of annual release sports games, particularly anything from EA, but Forza’s seem a little bit more egregious than most, particularly right now. To Forza’s credit, the game going through the End of Life process always goes on sale for a pretty big discount for a month or so before being removed, and with Forza Motorsport 7 being removed while still an active part of Xbox Game Pass, the developers have announced that anyone who’s purchased DLC will get a token for the game. Recently, it was announced that Forza Motorsport 7 would be next to go through the process, and while it’s certainly not the first, boy I hope it’s the last.įor the uninitiated, End of Life is a term that the Forza developers use to describe a game and all its associated DLC being delisted from sale. If there’s one thing the Forza series has become known for over the years, aside from being a pretty stellar racing game series, it’s the “End of Life” process that all the older games in the series have gone through.
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